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Supply Chain & the Circular Economy | Cisco Systems Inc.

Circular Design Illustrated Through Four Cisco Products

At Cisco, circular design means building sustainability into our products and packaging from the start. It’s about designing with the full life cycle in mind

Responsible Production & Consumption

Waste Reduction Through Donation at Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works

Events, Media & Communications

KeyBank and Parachute Credit Counseling Team Up to Offer Free Tax Preparation Services in Western New York

KeyBank

Events, Media & Communications

HPRC 2026 Project Roadmap

Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Wesco Recognized on Fortune’s 2026 America’s Most Innovative Companies List

Wesco International

Health & Healthcare

Guiding Stars: Cereal Sense

Guiding Stars Licensing Company LLC

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Everpure’s Partnership with Rewriting the Code Shows How Purpose-Driven Partnerships Can Expand Pathways for Women in Tech

Everpure

Research, Reports & Publications

Spring Cleaning Your Budget: A Fresh Start for Your Finances

Aflac Incorporated

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

2025 JA Americas Company of the Year Celebrates the Spirit of Possibility

FedEx

Featured Brands

Medtronic Returns to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List for Second Year in a Row

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, is proud to announce its inclusion in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies list of 2026. The company earned a spot for its BrainSense™ Adaptive DBS therapy for people with Parkinson’s, which was approved by the U.S.

Where Water Flows, Equality Grows: FedEx and Water Mission Bring Relief After Hurricane Melissa

When Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, Jamaica faced one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic.

T‑Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide

T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: FedEx and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Recently, FedEx hosted the spring edition of the Marine Corps Career Readiness Initiative webinar, an inspiring event dedicated to equipping student scholars with the tools they need to transition from college to career.

Aflac 2025 Agents of Care Prove the Power of Compassion in Action

Quiet acts of service often speak the loudest, and that kind of generosity can ripple outward to help strengthen entire communities.

NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants Return for 9th Consecutive Year to Provide $2.5 Million for Nonprofits in 2026

Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Local today announced the return of the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants for the ninth consecutive year. 

Circular Design Illustrated Through Four Cisco Products

At Cisco, circular design means building sustainability into our products and packaging from the start. It’s about designing with the full life cycle in mind

Waste Reduction Through Donation at Bath & Body Works

At Bath & Body Works, waste reduction and management play a key role in building a sustainable future.

Comcast Makes $250,000 Investment in Mile High United Way’s 211 Help Center

Mile High United Way announced Comcast’s $250,000 investment in the nonprofit organization’s 211 Help Center. In honor of the investment, the service will now be known as Mile High United Way’s 211 Help Center Sponsored by Comcast.

ICA Fund Announces $2.25 Million in New Funding From Wells Fargo To Support Growth-Ready Small Businesses in the Bay Area

ICA Fund today announced it has received a $2.25 million grant from Wells Fargo & Company as part of its Open for Business Growth initiative, a $20 million philanthropic program designed to help growth-ready small businesses access the capital and resources they need to scale.

Recent Alerts

Education

Meet the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge Finalists Who Are “Reimagining What’s Possible”

3M and Discovery Education have announced the finalists for the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge, spotlighting 10 students aged 11 to 14 who identified an everyday problem and offered a scientific solution.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

DP World Seizes Logistics Momentum in Latin America With Strategic Expansion in Mexico

DP World is strategically expanding its logistics footprint in Mexico, as highlighted in a recent FreightWaves article, “DP World sees big logistics opportunities across Latin America”.

Research, Reports & Publications

Cascale and Worldly Release Policy Deep Dive on EU Product-Level Environmental Disclosures

Cascale and Worldly today released a new policy deep dive: One Market, Two Systems – What PEFCR and France’s Environmental Cost Mean for Apparel & Footwear.

Social Impact & Volunteering

KeyBank Teammates Volunteer at Spanish American Committee on Neighbors Make The Difference Day

On June 4, 2025, more than a dozen KeyBank teammates in Cleveland brought their paint brushes, rakes and brooms to the Spanish American Committee in Cleveland to volunteer for Neighbors Make The Difference Day.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

T. Rowe Price Foundation and Ignite Capital Partner To Support Baltimore Entrepreneurs Through Moonshot Initiative

The T. Rowe Price Foundation, in partnership with Ignite Capital, support Baltimore-based social entrepreneurs selected for an initiative designed to connect the T. Rowe Price community with local entrepreneurs focused on Baltimore’s economic growth and social impact.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Whirlpool Corp. and City of Benton Harbor Continue Park Revitalization for Fourth Year

Whirlpool Corporation celebrated its fourth annual “Day of Impact'' with over 50 employees and elected officials volunteering to make improvements to Morton Park in Benton Harbor, Mich.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Logitech Recognized by Newsweek for People and Planet Efforts

This year, Logitech was recognized by Newsweek in three different categories for its people and planet efforts: World’s Greenest Companies 2025, America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2025, and America’s Best Workplaces for Women 2025.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

AB - Managing Water Risks

Water security is a critical issue for our changing world. Director of Responsible Investing Research, Sara Rosner shares a new approach to managing water risks, aimed at securing better outcomes for investors, companies and communities.

Innovation & Technology

Healthy Spaces Podcast: Cool Air, Hot Takes – Get the Scoop on Decarbonization

In this Healthy Spaces podcast episode, Charles Jelen and Dan Gentry from Trane and hosts of Trane’s Cool Air, Hot Takes podcast, discuss their roles in sales and engineering, focusing on customer education and solutions.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Global WELL Adoption Experiences Unprecedented Growth, With 6 Billion Square Feet of Space Now Engaged With the World’s Leading Standard for Healthy Buildings, Organizations and Communities

Global growth and adoption of the International WELL Building Institute’s (IWBI) WELL Building Standard (WELL) has surged to more than 6 billion square feet (557.4 million square meters) of real estate, demonstrating incredible market penetration

Environment

Beyond Silos: How Collective Action Drives Real Sustainability Impact

The urgency of global environmental challenges demands more than individual company efforts.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mondelēz International Scales Up Due Diligence and Sector Collaboration To Promote Human Rights; Releases Annual 2024 Progress Report

Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) released its 2024 Human Rights Due Diligence and Modern Slavery Report, outlining the company’s progress in helping to prevent, identify, and address potential human rights and modern slavery risks across its operations

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Trane Technologies Recognized as a Leading Employer in the U.S. and India by Great Place to Work®

Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been recognized for its dedication to fostering an empowering and uplifting workplace culture by Great Place To Work®.

Environment

A Look at How Healthcare Technology Is Improving Wildlife Conservation

Research is well underway to build a deeper understanding of wolf physiology that can help improve both wild conservation and captive care.

Events, Media & Communications

FedEx Cultivates Young Entrepreneurs at the 2025 FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge

Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, announced the six winners of the 2025 FedEx/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (FedEx/JA ITC) Japan Finals.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Cascale Supports Launch of Apparel and Textile Transformation Initiative (ATTI)

Cascale was proud to join global apparel leaders in London for the official launch of the Apparel and Textile Transformation Initiative (ATTI).

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why Aseptic Cartons Matter in Global Food Systems

Most of us don’t often consider what happens to our milk or juice cartons once they’re empty. But the truth is, cartons do more than just contain food and drink—they protect it.

Research, Reports & Publications

GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab Quarterly Update

Welcome to the latest edition of the GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab update! First – the name change: GoDaddy Small Business Research Lab is the new name for Venture Forward. What began in 2018 as Venture Forward in the U.S. only has grown into a global research effort.

Innovation & Technology

Workiva Named a Leader in Verdantix Green Quadrant for ESG & Sustainability Reporting Software

This is the second time in a row that Workiva earned a leadership position in the Verdantix Green Quadrant on ESG and sustainability reporting. And the third time this year that an industry analyst firm named Workiva a leader for its sustainability products.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Engineering the Future: How Vignesh V. Is Powering Innovation at Cummins Inc.

Vignesh V.’s path to Cummins is rooted in a lifelong curiosity about how things work, particularly in the world of automobiles. "I was always fascinated by airplanes and automobiles while growing up.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Helping New Homeowners Realize Their Dreams

Owning a home has long been associated with the American Dream and is an important financial milestone for many people.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Five Years in the Baking: How a Czech Business Is Thriving Post-Pandemic

When the pandemic upended cities and forced thousands of businesses to close in 2020, Daria and Oksana Kulachek bucked the trend. Armed with flaky pistachio croissants and creamy gateaux, they launched Defidu Bakery in downtown Prague.

Environment

As the Planet Warms: 10 Ways Lawns Offer a Sustainable Path Forward

With global warming intensifying and 2024 marking the warmest year on record, the need for climate-conscious landscaping practices has never been greater. Fortunately, nature offers resilient solutions.

Research, Reports & Publications

Doing Right, A Brilliant Way to Do Business: PNC 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report is Here

With a theme of “Doing right is a brilliant way to do business,” the 2024 PNC Corporate Responsibility Report provides valuable insight into our measurable impact and reflects our commitment to strengthen the trust of our stakeholders.

Events, Media & Communications

Entergy Helping Customers Stay Cool and Save Money With Bill Management Tools and Resources

Although the heat of summer can increase electricity use and energy costs, Entergy is committed to helping customers stay cool and save money throughout the hotter months with bill management tools and resources.

Latest Campaigns

Accelerating access to healthcare technology

We believe technology can help close the world’s health gaps. By putting people first, we find new ways to advance health while reducing costs. And...

Growth Through Sustainability

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator with a clear purpose to boldly challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. See how embedding...

Drawdown Georgia

Informed by Project Drawdown, the world’s leading resource for climate solutions, Drawdown Georgia is the first state-centered effort to crowdsolve...

AEG's Commitment to Social Impact and Volunteerism

AEG embraces its responsibility to enrich the lives of people in the communities around the world where we do business, and to use business to create...

KeyBank's Community Investment

In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

Opportunity for All

At Trane Technologies, uplifting our communities and workforce is the key to our continued success. We focus on broadening access to education...

Aflac Stories

Get a closer look at the people, products and stories that make Aflac the company we know today.

KeyBank's Community Investment

In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...

First Responder Programming

At Motorola Solutions, our customers are everyday heroes, and our philanthropic arm, the Motorola Solutions Foundation is dedicated to paying it...

Collective Action

Cascale shares updates on its efforts and initiatives geared toward activating its ecosystem to develop and scale solutions that drive collective...